PALESTINE, Texas (KLTV) - As Robert Roberson’s execution was halted for the third time Thursday, the brother of his deceased daughter is speaking out about the case that has sparked national debate over shaken baby syndrome.

Matthew Bowman was four years old when his two-year-old sister Nikki Curtis died in 2002. Now an adult, he visits her grave at the historic Muse Cemetery in Anderson County where much of his family rests.

“This is where I have to go visit every time, when I wanna go and visit my family members, this is where I get to go, instead of the prison like them, for 24 years now,” Bowman said.

Roberson’s case has received national attention for sparking legal and scientific debates around the facts of the case. Roberson was convicted in 2003 of killing his daughter, with pro

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